Petrochemicals
Saudi Arabia's refining boom helps it weather oil price war
Saudi Arabia has been cranking up oil refining operations to capture strong profit margins, helping the kingdom offset revenue lost from declining crude prices and exports.
Saudi Aramco considers asset sales to free up funds
Saudi state oil giant Aramco is exploring potential asset sales to free up funds, as it pursues an international expansion and weathers lower crude prices.
SIBUR-Sinopec's Amur GCC expects to produce first polyethylene in Q3 2026
The Amur Gas Chemical Complex (AGCC), which is 60% owned by Russian petrochemical group SIBUR and 40% by China's Sinopec, expects to produce its first polyethylene in the third quarter of 2026.
Nigeria's Dangote refinery agrees to export polypropylene with Vinmar
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals said it will partner with Vinmar Group, an international petrochemicals distribution company, to bring Dangote polypropylene to global markets.
Gulf Energy Information’s Lee Nichols recognized with prestigious G. D. Crain Jr. Award
Lee Nichols, Vice President of Content for Gulf Energy Information of Houston, Texas (U.S.) and London, England has been named the 2025 winner of the prestigious G.D. Crain Jr. Award, the highest recognition for editorial in business-to-business media.
trinamiX and BASF showcase new technologies for polyamide 6 recycling: An approach to circularity in the textile industry
trinamiX showcased its mobile solution for reliable textile identification, including the new handheld spectrometer trinamiX PAL Two, and BASF presents loopamid®, the recycled polyamide 6 based entirely on textile waste
Johnson Matthey to sell Catalyst Technologies business to Honeywell for £1.8 B
Johnson Matthey Plc. is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement to sell its Catalyst Technologies business to Honeywell International Inc. at an enterprise value of £1.8 B on a cash and debt-free basis.
HPCL aims to start crude unit at 9-MMtpy Rajasthan refinery (India) in October
Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. announced that it plans to begin crude processing at its 9-MMtpy Rajasthan (India) refinery in October of this year. The company has also announced that it hopes to start petrochemicals production in January 2026.
Germany's VCI says chemical sector sales grew 1.8% in Q1 of this year
Quarterly sales in Germany's chemical industry grew 1.8% from last year, helped by higher demand and pull-forward effects from U.S. customers stocking up
Asian petrochemical producers chase ethane gains as margins dwindle
Several petrochemical producers in Asia plan to reconfigure their crackers to process more ethane to reduce costs and capitalize on rising U.S. supplies as they face thin margins and global oversupply.
- Fluor signs long-term program management consultancy contract with Saudi Aramco 7/7
- ADNOC signs 15-yr SpA with with INPEX for Ruwais LNG project 7/7
- ADNOC, XRG and Mitsui sign SCA to explore growth opportunities across the energy value chain 7/7
- AMETEK Process Instruments introduces explosion proof 993X series of gas analyzers for Zone 1 applications 7/7
- Draeger launches all-in-one single-entry portal for digital applications, services and support 7/7
- Yokogawa awarded main automation contractor for $13-B Commonwealth LNG project (U.S.) 7/7
